sociopath

noun

: a sociopathic individual : psychopath

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Yet those setbacks feel minor compared to everything that Tatum is bringing to the party in terms of humanizing someone who might have come off as a sociopath on the page. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances. Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 These sociopaths have no rhyme or reason, and that’s part of the fascination of these films. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sociopath

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sociopath was in 1914

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“Sociopath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopath. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

sociopath

noun
: a sociopathic individual
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